.: After Wireless, the Computer Mouse Turns Invisible

Topic Geek stuff (By Cif!, Tuesday 13 July 2010 @19:04) Contribution by tobozo

«In a magic trick that only geeks can pull off, researchers at MIT have found a method to let users click and scroll exactly the same way they would with a computer mouse, without the device actually being there. »

Source: wired.com

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.: The in Vitro Meat House

Topic science & new tech (By Cif!, Sunday 11 July 2010 @12:29) Contribution by tobozo

«We’ve waxed lyrical about botanical walls, green roofs and living treehouses on Inhabitat for years – is the next logical step a home made from animal tissue?

From the boundary-pushing team of archi-visionaries who brought us the fabulous Fab Tree Hab comes a new (and somewhat disgusting) way to grow a structure — using animal flesh!

Dr. Joachim explains “It is intended to be a ‘victimless shelter’, because no sentient being was harmed in the laboratory growth of the skin.” »

Source: inhabitat.com

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.: Le Parti pirate veut héberger The Pirate Bay au parlement suédois

Topic Geek stuff (By Cif!, Thursday 8 July 2010 @18:55)

«Après être devenu le nouvel hébergeur de The Pirate Bay, le Parti pirate suédois va tenter un nouveau coup médiatique : héberger le site directement dans l’enceinte du parlement suédois. »

Source: numerama.com

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.: The more spills change the more they stay the same

Topic The End of the World (By Cif!, Saturday 26 June 2010 @13:46) Contribution by Tobozo

Source: Youtube: Rachel Maddow - The more spills change_ the more they stay the same

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.: Oscar the bionic cat

Topic science & new tech (By Cif!, Friday 25 June 2010 @21:55) Contribution by Tobozo

«When Oscar the cat lost both his hind paws in a farming accident, it was feared he’d have to trundle around in one of those wheeled-cat apparatuses. But Noel Fitzpatrick, a neuro-orthopedic veterinary surgeon in Surrey, pioneered a groundbreaking technique instead, installing weight-bearing bone implants to create a bionic kitty. »

Source: popsci.com

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.: Extreme DIY: Building a homemade nuclear reactor

Topic DIY (By Cif!, Thursday 24 June 2010 @22:34) Contribution by stephane V

«Many might be alarmed to learn of a homemade nuclear reactor being built next door. But what if this form of extreme DIY could help solve the world’s energy crisis?»

Source: bbc.co.uk

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.: L’espèce humaine va s’éteindre dans 100 ans

Topic The End of the World (By Cif!, Thursday 24 June 2010 @0:45) Contribution de stephane V

«Et s’il n’y avait plus rien à faire pour sauver l’humanité? S’il était déjà trop tard? The Australian nous apprend que pour le scientifique australien Frank Fenner, le destin de l’Homme est scellé. Cette éminence en ce qui concerne l’extinction des espèces est plus que sceptique quant à l’avenir de l’espèce humaine»

Source: slate.fr

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.: The Simpsons theme meets capitan Kirk

Topic music (By Cif!, Thursday 24 June 2010 @0:43) Contribution by Tobozo


Performed with Rhodes piano, Theremin and funnel.

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.: This is what happens when BP spills coffee

Topic The End of the World (By Cif!, Thursday 24 June 2010 @0:30) Contribution by stephane V

See also: The Most Hated Companies Ever–How Did BP Score?

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.: Le gâteau afghan à mille milliards

Topic conspiracy (By Cif!, Thursday 24 June 2010 @0:21) Contribution by stephane V

«Une “découverte” époustouflante : un coffre-fort rempli de minerais dans les montagnes afghanes. Un prétexte pour y laisser une garde rapprochée ?
Du cobalt, de l’or (ben oui), du niobium (pour faire des aciers supraconducteurs, repassez donc votre bac de physique, c’est d’actualité) et du lithium. Enfoncée la Bolivie ! Le lithium, petit rappel, sert aux batteries. Celles de vos portables, mais aussi celles des futures voitures électriques…»

Source: agoravox.fr

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